Tips on minimizing withdrawal symptoms from Effexor (aka Venlafaxine)

Merry, I respect what you are saying. My life experiences and my recovery from my life has given me the ability to help many people who are struggling with life.
I adopted a ME FIRST POLICY a couple of months ago and I am sticking to it.
Bright Wings.
Now if you want to point folks my way to read my healing methods, hey, that's great.
I actually would like to start a different thread with my healing tips but again, with no way to copy and paste, its not possible to start. If this changes in the future, I will jump right in and copy and paste away.
But at this point Reguarding energy, I do not give what I do not have.
Since you have been on chemo, I know you understand this. At this point, I am respectfully going to tell you I don't have the time or energy to rewrite so many things in so many different places. I do not have internet, only my phone. So I can not copy and paste.
Right now I am fiercely guarding how much energy I have and I also guard how I use it because of my MS.

Wow, my anxiety is thru the roof today. With my CBD dosage cut by 3/4 because of availability, its huge today.
I have been low key shivering for 3 days (pesticides?) but chose to keep myself busy while monitoring it. I see the sweating is coming back today also. Today, I will be applying antiperspirant again to my palms and other places.
Hmmm, as I feel my waist again, I see I have dropped weight again. And I am eating so much food daily.
So, I am suiting up into my 5 layers of clothes again. I will monitor more as I go thru the day. My labs were mostly normal when I went to the ER.....hanging in there, Bright Wings

@brightwings- That sounds dreadful. I actually felt like that yesterday. I think that talking about your history yesterday might have triggered some of the anxiety. Hopefully it will dwindle in a few days or less. Delivering your bread?

@brightwings thanks for your answer. Interesting. Hope you do better today. Listening to Wonderbro has been helping me greatly with my anxiety yesterday and today and I am continuing to learn to accept my feelings and not follow my thoughts. Great stuff.

@merpreb
No, speaking about my issues does not give me anxiety cuz I beat those suckers.
This anxiety has been an ongoing challenge since I got off effexor. Last dose was jan, 2018.
I believe the first step in handling anxiety is to recognize it then do something. My anxiety was well controlled with CBD, 2400 mg a month. This month I could only get 600 mg because of availability.
So my action today is to drive an hour each way to the social security office to get my original disability papers and 3 1099's. The disability documents will give me 60% off and my CBD will be shipped directly to my home each month. The 1099's will give me a nice chunk of change for my deposits on my new place to rent. It seems when you hit 65 and are renting, you can apply to have portion of the tax dollars the owner paid returned to you. I have 3 years I can turn in but need the 1099's first.
It got cold here again and the temp will be 38 tonight. So that cold be part of it again. I have one heater going and will pull out the second one before I leave to go to the SS office.
Smiling and looking forward to this beautiful drive I have in front of me with all the plants, trees and lilacs in full bloom. Bright wings....

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I will Definately check them out. Thank you...Bright Wings
Oh I did remember one instance of the peyote being abused. A guy was talking to himself strangely one ceremony. I noticed a soda bottle in his hands...it was 3/4 full of peyote and he had been refilling this bottle. Since then the peyote has been guarded so this can't happen again.

@sandij
Good for you. I will check them out.
Bright Wings

Mission accomplished. I had a great day, spent time with an old boyfriend and he went with me and took me to lunch. It was a beautiful day all together. I feel peaceful but tired.
Bright Wings

I am so happy for you!
That kind of tired is a great kind of tired!
Wishing you more days like today!
Ronnie

Ok, I am starting to prepare to leave for my ceremony, tribe and family. I have decided not to camp for the night. 47 degrees is too cold for these old bones...
My intention for today is
1 To find a nice, affordable place to live with all my belongings intact
2. Decrease anxiety
3. Have a peaceful month
4. Assist me in relearning my mandolin chords and how to strum the different rhythms again.
5. Decrease MS relapse.
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You all have a great day cuz I know I am going to. Bright Wings